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| Subject keyword(s) | Careers, Fields of science, History and nature of science, Scientific enterprises |
|---|---|
| Grade level | Middle School, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
| Intended audience | Educator |
| Resource type | Instructional Material |
| Resource format | text, text/html |
| Rights | Copyright February 2007 - The Ohio State University, Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ |
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Home Math Pathway Science Pathway Project Partners Search Entire Site Math Pathway Science Pathway for Quick Take on ... Exploring Careers in Science Chances are your middle school students are already talking about what they want to be when they grow up. Without firsthand knowledge of careers, they may not be aware of the role science plays in highly desirable and interesting fields. The resources described below will give middle schoolers a preview of diverse careers that require some background in science. Along with a new appreciation of their current work in the science classroom, students may also decide to get a firm grounding in science in their high school years. LifeWorks: Explore Health and Medical Science Careers http://science-education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/Information/About+LifeWorks The National Institute of Health sponsors this career-exploration web site for middle school and high school students. Students can browse for information on more than 100 medical science and health careers. They will also find the stories of real workers in the fields, including a forensic science technician, a prosthetist, and a high school biology teacher. A career-finder feature will generate a list of careers matching the user’s interests. The Fun Works … for Careers You Never Knew Existed http://thefunworks.org/ This web site designed for middle school students provides links to career exploration resources, with an emphasis on careers involving mathematics and science. Students can take a brief quiz to help them determine which of the many job groups they might look at first. Each job title has three to 20 links to related resources, including interviews with workers and background information on specific career fields. So What Do You Want To Do When You Grow Up? Web Activity http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/educators/activities/2002_2003/inclass/want_todo.html A page from the NASA SCIence Files gives a procedure for doing a research project on careers in mathematics, science, and technology. Science and Technology Jobs http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/sciencetech/jobs/ From GirlPower, the web site for 9-13 year olds, this page of “cool jobs” includes information about occupations in aviation, computer science, chemistry, health-related fields, and more. The most recent addition to the list is forensic science expert. Ideas for Integrating Women of NASA into Your Curriculum http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/teachingtips.html NASA provides ideas for lessons in different subjects and at different grade levels based on the Women of NASA project. Included are research projects, role-playing, online chats with a mentor, and design and production of mission patches. Brought to you by the staff at the NSDL Middle School Portal - http://msteacher.org. Copyright February 2007 - The Ohio State University. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0424671. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Copyright February 2007 - The Ohio State University - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0424671. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. About | Funded by NSF | Contact This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.